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SAP AG Direct and Indirect Quotation for Exchange Rates Direct and Indirect Quotation for Exchange RatesDirect and Indirect Quotation for Exchange RatesPurposeThis component enables you to manage exchange rates for each currency pair using direct orindirect quotation. The type of quotation used is dependent on the market standard. You candefine the type of quotation per client and currency pair (business transaction).Indirect quotation has not been required until now, because direct quotation was usually used forexchange rates. With the start of the dual currency phase of the European Monetary Union(EMU), indirect quotation is now used within Europe for exchange rates with the euro. Indirectquotation is also becoming more widely accepted internationally. Until now, there were manylimitations involved in processing indirect exchange rates.Direct quotation is where the cost of one unit of foreign currency is given in units of localcurrency, whereas indirect quotation is where the cost of one unit of local currency is given inunits of foreign currency. Your local currency is EUR: - Direct exchange rate: 1USD = 0.92819 EUR - Indirect exchange rate: 1EUR = 1.08238 USDThe table for Maintaining exchange rates (TCURR) has been redesigned so that you can enteran exchange rate with either direct or indirect quotation. (Implementation Guide (IMG): GeneralSettings ® Currencies ® Enter exchange rates).An extra column is provided for entering indirect exchange rates.You have used direct quotation to define exchange rates up until now; the exchange rates arespecified with direct quotation for the to-currency (local currency/reference currency).You had to maintain exchange rates, such as the euro, in the table for Exchange rate types forcurrency translation (TCURV) so that indirect quotation could be used for calculations. The fieldsReference currency left and EMU conversion were selected for these exchange rate types. Whenentering exchange rates manually in the applications, you still had to use direct quotation to enterthe exchange rates. The document display shows the direct exchange rate.However, this concept cannot be extended to general exchange rate types. ExamplePreviously:Your local currency is EUR:Exchange Currency (from) Currency (to) Valid from Exchange Translation ratiorate type rateM USD EUR 01.01.1999 92.81993 100:1EURO EUR USD 01.01.1999 1.08238 1:1April 2001 5

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Direct and Indirect Quotation for Exchange Rates SAP AGDirect and Indirect Quotation for Exchange RatesThe first line shows a direct exchange rate USD – EUR; the local currency is the to-currency. 100USD equal 92.81993 EUR.The second line shows an indirect exchange rate EUR – USD; the local currency is the from-currency. 1EUR equals 1.08238USD.Change:Your local currency is EUR:You can define the exchange rate for a currency pair using either direct or indirect quotation. Valid from Indirect X Factor = Direct X Factor CurrencyExchang quotation (from) Currenc quotation (to) (to)e rate y (from)typeM 01.01.1999 X 100 USD = 92.81993 X 1 EUREURO 01.01.1999 1.08238 X 1 USD = X 1 EURIndirect exchange rates are always given with the local currency or reference currency as the to-currency.First line: Direct quotation is read from left to right, as before: 100 USD equal 92.81993 EUR.Second line: Indirect quotation is read from right to left, because the local currency is always theto-currency: 1 EUR equals 1.08238 USD.Implementation ConsiderationsIntegrationThis function affects all applications that work with exchange rates.FeaturesThe distinction between direct and indirect quotation is made by means of a prefix on the userinterface. The following settings have been made in the standard system:· Direct quotation: · Indirect quotation: / Direct exchange rates do not have a prefix. Your local currency is EUR. You enter a business transaction in the transaction currency USD. Until now, you had to use direct quotation to enter the exchange rate (1USD =0.92819 EUR). If you have defined / as the prefix for indirect quotation, you can also enter the exchange rate with indirect quotation (1 EUR = 1.08238 USD) by entering /1.08238 in the exchange rate field. You can change the settings for the prefixes at any time.6 April 2001

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SAP AG Direct and Indirect Quotation for Exchange Rates Direct and Indirect Quotation for Exchange Rates You can reduce the likelihood of errors being made by defining a prefix for both forms of quotation, since the user is then forced to think about the correct form. You can maintain your own settings in the Implementation Guide (IMG): General Settings ® Currencies ® Set Indicators for Direct/Indirect Quotation Exchange Rates.· Direct or indirect quotation can be maintained as the standard form of quotation for a certain currency pair. You use: - 1 for direct quotation - 2 for indirect quotation If a standard form of quotation has not been specified for a currency pair, the system automatically uses direct quotation. You make the settings in the IMG: General Settings ® Currencies ® Set Standard for Direct/Indirect Quotation per Currency Pair.· If you do not make any settings of your own, the system uses the standard settings.· Indirect quotation can be used in the Industry Business Solutions (as of Release 4.5B/4.6A), interfaces (BAPI, IDOC, user exits, etc.), and New Dimension products.· You must adapt your own batch inputs to the new exchange rates. The batch inputs provided by SAP have already been adapted.· Indirect exchange rates are stored with a minus sign (-) at database level.· Indirect quotation is delivered with the standard system as of Release 4.6A. You can use the extended function, or you can continue to work with direct quotation only.ConstraintsApril 2001 7